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Re: Show HN: DeepSeek My User Agent

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Post by gljiva »

Hilarious! It never occurs to the model that the user might be using a privacy-oriented browser (I tried it on several devices in several browsers). I like it even though it's drawing totally incorrect conclusions.

Re: Show HN: DeepSeek My User Agent

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Post by T4iga »

bojan wrote: post #30

Interestingly enough, it sees my Pixel 9 Pro as model "K" and doesn't really know what to do with it.

Google intentionally dumbed down the chrome user agent to limit user fingerprint and encourage usage of their new method that all privacy advances see to despise.

The user agent now reported by most chrome installs on Android reports android 10,K

I have the pleasure of not getting useful info anymore at work when comparing user agents across devices.

Re: Show HN: DeepSeek My User Agent

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Post by jazzyjackson »

quantadev wrote: post #35
tokioyoyo wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, ChatGPT/Gemini's free version is stealing the users from European AI companies, and the goal is to harm them? Or we call that just a competition?

That's a false equivalence. There's more nuance than that. Both OpenAI and Google have a genuine private-sector business model, whereas my claim is that DeepSeek is totally a China Gov't entity.

Why is it an interesting distinction whether a product is privately funded vs tax payer funded? To me it sounds like sour grapes.

Re: Show HN: DeepSeek My User Agent

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Post by GranPC »

Oh this is fun. It seems to be a bit puzzled by my setup, which is understandable since it's a Linux phone cosplaying as Android:

Okay, let's tackle this roast. First, I need to pick the three most unusual bits from the user's data. Looking at the info: The user is on Android 15, which is pretty new and not widely released yet. That's unusual. They're using Firefox on a mobile device with Linux x86_64 platform—wait, Android is Linux-based, but specifying x86_64 might be odd if most mobile devices are ARM. Also, the referrer is Hacker News, which is a good target for a joke. The screen dimensions are 540x1206, typical for a mobile, not too odd. Country is Spain (ES), region AN is Andalusia, city Cadiz. Maybe connect location with something else. So, the three unusual points: Android 15 (unreleased?), Linux x86_64 on a mobile (maybe mismatched), and coming from Hacker News. Need to connect location if using it. Since Cadiz is a coastal city in Spain, maybe link the outdated OS version with something there. Also, making fun of the referrer as a site where people pretend to know tech. Structure: Three sentences. First, Android 15 and pretending to be a dev. Second, Linux on mobile and Cadiz's ancient history. Third, Hacker News referrer and Firefox version. Keep it concise and funny. bird judge

Roasting your Android 15 beta-testing, Linux-on-mobile hipster self: you’re browsing Hacker News (sigh) on Firefox 134 in Cádiz, a city older than your OS’s last kernel panic, yet somehow you’re the one still using a "mobile" device with zero touchpoints—did your stylus die in 2003?

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Post by nullbyte808 »

Ah, a time traveler from Calgary using Safari 18.2—bold move flexing a browser version Apple hasn’t even released yet while clinging to Mac OS Catalina like it’s still 2019 and your cold Canadian hands can’t let go. You arrived here directly, no referrer, as if you’re ashamed of whatever crypto-bro forum or “How to Update Your OS” tutorial you crawled out of. Eight CPU cores and still rocking a 1469x885 resolution? Even your screen’s aspect ratio screams “I watch Netflix in a tiny window while secretly Googling ‘why is my Mac slow’.”
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